10-20-30 James Prell
1. Who: Michael Farrel Song: Ghost Busters Artist:Ray Parker Jr. Year: 1984 Why: It was a friendly and fun song for my age group
2. Who: Kyra Atterbury Song: "We are the champions/We will rock you" Artist: Queen Year: 1976 Why:I like the fact that the two songs were released as one and it's also one of those songs that was just always a part of my childhood. I remember having fun when I would listen to it!
3. Who:Michael Prell Song: Gloria Artist: Them Year: 1966 Why: Gloria sounds really raw to me, like it was recorded in a garage. And it has this loud-quiet-loud quality to it, something that later The Pixies would be famous for.
Articles:
1) 1966
This story is about the life of a dancer and social activist Katherine Dunham (June 22, 1909 – May 21, 2006) who's career was at its peek around 1966.
She spent her life promoting the arts as a dancer and teaching minorities about music and dance. In her later years she raised awareness of poverty through social activism.
2) 1976
Paul Robeson was a musician, singer, and social activist who played a huge part in the civil rights movement and introduced Negro Spiritual to the music world. His father was an escaped slave. He died in the year 1976.
3) 1986
This article is about three African American artists who's work had fought discrimination to finally be given an art show devoted to African American art. All artists tell how the Black presence in the art world was close to unknown in the United States until now, because most black artists painted portraits for white families since they couldn't get the money for supplies they needed to express themselves and their heritage. The exhibit consisted of 250 works by the three artists, Edward Bannister, Robert Duncanson, Joshua Johnson, Edmonia Lewis and Henry Ossawa Tanner.
James Prell
1.
Who: Michael Farrel
Song: Ghost Busters
Artist: Ray Parker Jr.
Year: 1984
Why: It was a friendly and fun song for my age group
2.
Who: Kyra Atterbury
Song: "We are the champions/We will rock you"
Artist: Queen
Year: 1976
Why: I like the fact that the two songs were released as one and it's also one of those songs that was just always a part of my childhood. I remember having fun when I would listen to it!
3.
Who: Michael Prell
Song: Gloria
Artist: Them
Year: 1966
Why: Gloria sounds really raw to me, like it was recorded in a garage. And it has this loud-quiet-loud quality to it, something that later The Pixies would be famous for.
Articles:
1) 1966
This story is about the life of a dancer and social activist Katherine Dunham (June 22, 1909 – May 21, 2006) who's career was at its peek around 1966.
She spent her life promoting the arts as a dancer and teaching minorities about music and dance. In her later years she raised awareness of poverty through social activism.
2) 1976
Paul Robeson was a musician, singer, and social activist who played a huge part in the civil rights movement and introduced Negro Spiritual to the music world. His father was an escaped slave. He died in the year 1976.
3) 1986
This article is about three African American artists who's work had fought discrimination to finally be given an art show devoted to African American art. All artists tell how the Black presence in the art world was close to unknown in the United States until now, because most black artists painted portraits for white families since they couldn't get the money for supplies they needed to express themselves and their heritage. The exhibit consisted of 250 works by the three artists, Edward Bannister, Robert Duncanson, Joshua Johnson, Edmonia Lewis and Henry Ossawa Tanner.